Abstract
Persistent hypoglycaemia in infancy is most commonly caused by hyperinsulinism. A case is reported of the somatic loss of the maternal 11p in an insulin secreting focal adenoma in association with a germline SUR-1 mutation on the paternal allele in a baby boy with hyperinsulinism diagnosed at 49 days old. A reduction to homozygosity of an SUR-1 mutation is proposed as a critical part of the cause of focal hyperinsulinism.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 445-447 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Archives of Disease in Childhood |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hyperinsulinism
- Mutational analysis
- Sulphonylurea receptor